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Reaching for an alarm clock or searching under sofa cushions for a remote control will soon be a thing of the past, thanks to smartphones and their like.

A list of products at risk of becoming obsolete in 2014 is topped by alarm clocks but includes small-screen TVs, stand-alone sat-navs and iPod docks.

Alarm clocks are being replaced by phones and sat-navs are also predicted to be on the way out as manufacturers build them into most new cars, and smartphone navigation apps become increasingly common. In the kitchen small-screen portable TVs are being replaced by tablets that can deliver